By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou

LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) -A group of top shipping companies including leading Greek players said on Thursday they want changes to a United Nations deal tabled for adoption in October that seeks to cut marine fuel emissions, adding complications to the draft accord after U.S. opposition.

Global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world’s carbon emissions, and the proposed deal is crucial to speed up decarbonisation through a bigger regulatory framework.

The group – including some of the world’s biggest oil tanker companies such as Cyprus-based Frontline and Saudi Arabia’s Bahri – said they had “grave concerns” about the so-called Net-Zero Framework proposed for adoption next month at the U.N.’s International Maritime Organization environmental commit

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